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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Where are the high sales numbers for any author whose works aren't pirated?
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Is it mean of me to point out that it's so easy to pirate eBooks that if an author's work has not been pirated, the most likely reason is that the books are so bad that there's no wonder they're not selling?
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Originally Posted by ApK
Which is some evidence toward Elfwreck's argument that passing around free ebooks generates fans and future sales for the author.
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There's a famous interview with Neil Gaiman floating around on the internet, where he mentions that when he started giving away books for free without DRM, the sales numbers for his other books went up as a result. He apparently sees it as a form of book lending and free advertising.